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In "Nuts and Bolts," Dr. Martha Ellis discusses what constituents expect from leaders, emphasizing the need for purpose, trust, and a shared vision. Effective leadership is framed as an intellectual endeavor, where every decision must consider its impact on student learning. With insights drawn from Koestenbaum's work on leadership versus management, the text explores the importance of aligning motivation with strategic planning. It argues that leadership is rooted in personal integrity and relationship-building, making it a high-stakes yet rewarding endeavor.
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Nuts and Bolts • Martha Ellis, Ph.D. July, 2008
Constituents • Internal • Faculty • Staff • Colleagues • Students • Board members • External • Taxpayers • Elected officials • THECB • Dept. of Ed. • ISDs • Business & Industry • Media
What constituents want from leaders • Purpose, direction or meaning • Trust • “We-can-do-it” optimism • Results • Being a leader is, at its heart, an intellectual task.
Learning Everyone is working for one purpose: • Every situation and every question needs to consider will it hurt or help students learn
“Unless the distant goals of meaning, greatness, and destiny are addressed, we cannot make an intelligent decision about what to do tomorrow morning—much less set strategy for a company or college or our lives.” • Koestenbaum, P. (2002)
Leadership and Management • Leadership creates • Vision –sensible and appealing picture of the future • Strategies—logic of how the vision can be achieved • Aligning people-motivating and inspiring • Management creates • Plans—specific steps and timetables to implement strategies • Budgets—financial projection, goals, staffing, and monitoring • Evaluation—accountability for plans and budgets as well as determining effectiveness and problem solving
High Challenge? Yes High Anxiety? No • Learning Involves Risk-Taking • Leading Involves Trust-Building
Leadership is more about who you are • than what you do
